Location: Lawrence, KS
We are mixing up something new in Lawrence, KS! Are you ready to be a part of something new? Pretzels, Inc is now a part of Hershey Salty Snacks! Join us and help with making great tasting snacks and a wonderful workplace environment.
Join us for our interview day!
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
11:00am-3:30pm CT
Hershey Salty Snacking
2425 Venture Park Rd, Lawrence, KS
Pay:
- Starting at $18.50/hr, overnight shifts have $1/hr shift differential
- Sign-on Bonus totaling $2,000 for eligible candidates
Total Rewards:
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision) Starting Day 1
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – with generous company match
- Paid Time Off
Shifts:
- Night shifts available
- 12 hours shift (6pm-6am)
- Working 3-4 days/week (One week: Sun, Wed, Thurs Next week: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat). This is a 2-2-3 schedule (2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off rotation)
Candidate Process:
Please note – communication will be through phone, email, and text. Ensure you have access to a valid email address
- Qualified applicants will receive an invite to schedule an onsite interview
- Post Offer Background Check and Drug Screen required
Job Summary
Responsible for visually inspecting, monitoring the filling process, manually packing, and stacking finished product, and completing sanitation activities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain the 5’s and GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices)
- Visually inspect and manually pack bags of product into boxes
- Recognize and report product quality issues
- Set up scales for bag, bulk, and/or tote weights
- Weigh one bag per case
- Understand the information on the lead label
- Pallet stack as needed
- Pour on rework
- Fill out all paperwork completely, accurately, and timely (including first case verifications, daily 5S paperwork, changeover/sanitation paperwork, etc.)
- Cover bulk lines and recognize and report bad product
- Clean and organize the packing area using approved chemicals and PPE as applicable
- Perform shut down, start up, and changeover procedures
- Rework product as needed
- Use pallet jacks
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years of age at time of hire
- High School Diploma or equivalent preferred, but not required
- 1-month experience or training in related field
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to effectively present information to other employees.
- Basic math skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Required Skills/Abilities.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Frequently required to stand and walk.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans
If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center (askhr@hersheys.com).